You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.